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The Technion team at the iGEM competition in Boston held by The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (Technion Spokesperson Office)
November 10, 2019, 4:14 pm
Technion students’ artificial honey nabs gold at international competition
The synthetic, vegan sweet stuff is produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis after reprogramming in the lab
By Shoshanna Solomon
A 3D illustration of the Salmonella bacteria (urfinguss; iStock by Getty Images)
September 16, 2019, 6:19 pm
Researchers tackle biofilm to make salmonella infection less aggressive
Technion team repurposes compounds originally developed to treat Alzheimer’s and manage, in lab, to inhibit the formation of bacteria-protecting biofilm
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative photo of a doctor with a cancer patient (via Shutterstock)
September 12, 2019, 6:06 pm
Cell diversity in tumors prevents effective immune responses – study
Weizmann Institute researchers find the more cancer cells differ from one another, the less effective immunotherapies are; they hope ultimately to create personalized treatments
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of an embryo (Zffoto; iStock by Getty Images)
September 11, 2019, 2:17 pm
Israeli researchers say there may be way to pause women’s biological clocks
Hebrew University genetic researchers announce the discovery of a gene in worms that controls rhythm of egg maturation; they hope to find equivalent in humans
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a dematologist checking a mole on a patient for signs of melanoma (AlexRaths; iStock by Getty Images)
August 19, 2019, 12:55 pm
Researchers say they may have found way to block melanoma spread to brain
Melanoma cells activate and make use of inflammatory pathway to brain, Tel Aviv University team says; in mice study, the scientists managed to ‘significantly’ inhibit migration
By Shoshanna Solomon
Prof. Mary Rudolf and her grandchild in Tel Aviv, July 30, 2019 (Shoshanna Solomon/Times of Israel)
August 13, 2019, 12:54 pm
Meet the fat-busting professor who would never slip her grandkids candy
HENRY, the child obesity program of Bar-Ilan University’s Mary Rudolf, has helped keep down preschoolers’ weight in Leeds; now, it may be rolled out in Israel
By Shoshanna Solomon
Corals at the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences coral farm in the Red Sea city of Eilat, southern Israel, January 17, 2019. (Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences/Dror Komet via AP)
August 11, 2019, 3:16 pm
Israel to host 27 US students in new marine sciences exchange program
The eastern Mediterranean shore will be a ‘real-world laboratory’ for the next generation of oceanography professionals
By Shoshanna Solomon
Standard MRI brain scan of a pig, right, and a new MRI scan showing differences in molecular makeup in different parts of the brain (Shir Filo/Hebrew University)
July 30, 2019, 12:10 pm
Israeli researchers develop MRI technique to detect molecular changes in brain
Math model developed by Hebrew University team could pave the way for physicians to see beginnings of Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s
By Shoshanna Solomon
An illustrative image of a chest with pulmonary tuberculosis (stockdevil; iStock by Getty Images)
July 29, 2019, 12:39 pm
Israel researchers develop algorithm that may help predict onset of tuberculosis
Weizmann Institute team says early interactions between immune cells and bacteria determine the outcome of illnesses
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a dematologist checking a mole on a patient for signs of melanoma (AlexRaths; iStock by Getty Images)
July 23, 2019, 9:00 pm
Israeli researchers say fat cells under skin help melanoma turn lethal
Discovery could pave the way for development of new drugs to halt spread of cancer, as well as serving as indicator of disease, Tel Aviv University team says
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a sleeping man (Credit: tommaso79, iStock by Getty Image)
July 21, 2019, 11:46 am
Israel-led research team develops AI-based model to detect sleep apnea
Technology may be used to develop a mobile app to identify condition in which patients stop breathing for 10 seconds or more while they sleep
By Shoshanna Solomon
Prof. Marcelle Machluf at her lab in the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Courtesy)
July 8, 2019, 11:42 am
Technion prof seeks funds for army of cell ‘ghosts’ to battle deadliest cancers
Marcelle Machluf, child of a Moroccan immigrant who couldn’t read or write, is looking for investors for what could be a revolutionary tumor drug-delivery platform
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a fruit bat (Courtesy)
June 27, 2019, 3:12 pm
Fruit bats can transform echoes into vision, study shows
Tel Aviv University researchers shed light on how bats and perhaps other mammals and humans integrate multi-sensory information
By Shoshanna Solomon
T cells attacking a cancer cell (frentusha; iStock by Getty Images)
June 17, 2019, 6:08 pm
Study identifies protein that causes ‘exhaustion’ of immune system cells
Understanding role of TOX protein could pave way to restoring normal function in systems weakened by chronic disease, say researchers from Israel’s Bar-Ilan University and others
By Shoshanna Solomon
An illustrative image of neurons, or brain cells (whitehoune; iStock by Getty Images)
June 6, 2019, 6:25 pm
Israel study says neurons, not just DNA, can affect progeny’s fate
Tel Aviv University researchers find mechanism in worms that, if it translates to humans, could imply brain activity also plays a role in what is transmitted to offspring
By Shoshanna Solomon
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